Mosquito Lake & Mosquito Lakes to Stanislaus Meadow
3.1 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Mosquito Lake & Mosquito Lakes to Stanislaus Meadow is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Cape Horn, CA. The route reaches Mosquito Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 400 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mosquito Lake & Mosquito Lakes to Stanislaus Meadow
3.1 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 7,769–8,059 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Sandy Meadow Trailhead · 38.51516, -119.92817
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 64°F / low 43° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Mosquito Lakes to Stanislaus Meadow, heading NE.
- 1.1 miReach Mosquito Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Sandy Meadow Trailhead Trailhead
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